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Speedometer top speed often exceeds reality
DETROIT (AP) — The speedometer on the Toyota Yaris says the tiny car can go 140 miles per hour. In reality, the bulbous subcompact's 106-horsepower engine and automatic transmission can't push it any faster than 109. So why do the Yaris —...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, NASCAR, Vehicles, Government, Jimmy Carter
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Powerful storm flips cars, decimates homes; 2 dead
ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A massive storm system raked the Southeast on Wednesday, spawning tornadoes and dangerous winds that overturned cars on a major Georgia interstate and demolished homes and businesses, killing at least two people. In...
Tags: Weather Warnings, Manufacturing and Engineering, Natural Disasters, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Dollar General Corporation
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Ram 1500, Cadillac ATS win auto show awards
DETROIT (AP) — The two U.S.-based automakers that emerged from bankruptcy protection in 2009 have earned bragging rights for two new vehicles. General Motors' Cadillac ATS and Chrysler's Ram 1500 pickup on Monday won the 2013 North American Car...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Vehicles, Hyundai, Housing Industry, Services and Shopping
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2013 auto sales will be strong, firm predicts
DETROIT (AP) — A healthier economy and more model introductions should push U.S. auto sales above the 15 million mark this year, predicts an auto industry research firm. The Polk research firm says auto sales should continue to lead the country'...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Vehicles, Pickup Trucks, Services and Shopping, New Year's Day
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Ford says software update will fix fire problem
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford will update software on 2013 Escapes and Fusions to stop their engines from overheating, a problem that has caused a small number of fires. Reports of nine fires prompted the automaker to recall more than 89,000 of...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Ford Motor Co., Car Engine Repair, SUVs and Crossovers, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Right-to-work law gives Michigan unions new task
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Now that Michigan has become a right-to-work state, unions in this stronghold of organized labor confront a new and urgent problem: convincing members to continue paying for their services instead of taking them for free....
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Government, Wage Contract Issues, Politics, Unions
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Chrysler seeks tax incentives on vacant Ind. plant
TIPTON, Ind. (AP) — Chrysler Group is seeking tax incentives for a sprawling Indiana plant that was the heart of a deal with a German company that the automaker pulled out of in 2008. Chrysler spokeswoman Jodi Tinson confirmed Tuesday that the...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Bankruptcy, Financially Distressed Companies
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Black boxes in cars raise privacy concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many motorists don't know it, but it's likely that every time they get behind the wheel, there's a snitch along for the ride. In the next few days, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expected to propose long-...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Government, Electronics, Transportation Accidents, Google Inc.
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NTSB urges safety technologies be made standard
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government should require automakers to make the latest collision prevention technologies standard equipment on all new cars and trucks, a move that could reduce fatal highway accidents by more than half, federal accident...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Electronics, Transportation Accidents
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More women have driver's licenses than men in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women have passed men on the nation's roads. More women than men now have driver's licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to have safety and economic...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Manufacturing and Engineering, Vehicles, Public Transportation, Services and Shopping
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Chrysler to recall 919,000 SUVs to fix air bags
DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler is recalling more than 919,000 older-model Jeep SUVs worldwide because the air bags can inflate while people are driving them. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the recall affects Jeep Grand...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Jeep, SUVs and Crossovers, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Chrysler
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Romney wins Indiana, Obama wins Michigan
FISHERS, Ind. (AP) — Mitt Romney brought Indiana back into the Republican fold Tuesday, reclaiming a traditionally GOP state that was usurped by Democrat Barack Obama in 2008 on his way to his first term as president. Obama has also won Michigan in...
Tags: Richard Mourdock, Manufacturing and Engineering, Elections, Voting, Lyndon B. Johnson
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